Plutocrat/Investments
Investments do exactly what it says on the tin:
- Put in some Production Factors.
- ?????
- Profit!
However, the ????? is not always easily explainable. For our purposes, we will say that your investments are all divided into several types:
- Commodities,
- Light Industry,
- Heavy Industry,
- Retail and Services
- Utilities
There are fifty or so different Investment types, divided into lower-class and higher-class:
- Commodities: Plantation, Cattle Ranch, Fish Farm, Mining Network, Lumber Mill
- Light Industry: Electronics, Textile Mill, Distillery, Publications, Consumer Products
- Heavy Industry: Auto Plant, Oil Refinery, Heavy Engineering, Shipping, Smelter
- Retail and Services: Retail Establishment, Entertainment Franchise, Real Estate, Banking, Research Consultancy
- Utilities: Telcos, Nuclear Power Plant, Solar Farm, Water Works, Gas Supplier
Utilities
Name |
Cost |
Primary Effect |
Secondary Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Telcos |
50 PF |
+50 PF per turn |
|
Solar Farm |
80 PF |
+20 PF, +5 REP per turn |
Whenever Solar Farm comes into play, you may search the Main Board for a Research Consultancy, reveal it and put it into your hand. Shuffle the Main Board afterwards. |
Water Works |
150 PF |
+40 PF, +3 REP per turn |
If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, Water Works costs only 100 PF to play. |
Gas Supplier |
170 PF, 4 REP |
+50 PF per turn |
If you control an Oil Refinery, Gas Supplier produces +100 PF as opposed to 50 PF per turn. |
Nuclear Power Plant |
200 PF |
+80 PF, -5 REP per turn |
If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, Nuclear Power Plant costs only 150 PF to play. If Nuclear Power Plant is discarded, all players must discard an Investment of their choice, and you will lose 100 REP. |
Retail and Services
Name | Cost | Primary Effect | Secondary Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Retail Establishment | 15 PF | +5 PF, +2 REP per turn |
+2 PF per turn for every Utility controlled. When Retail Establishment comes into play, you may draw a card as long as you control a Shipping Investment. |
Fashion Stores | 40 PF | +7 PF, +2 REP per turn |
If you control at least 3 Shipping Investments and a Bank during your turn, you may play this card for double its cost. Doing so does not end your turn (you can still perform other actions). Fashion Stores produces a bonus +10 PF as long as your Reputation level is the highest in the game. |
Real Estate | 75 PF | +14 PF, +3 REP per turn | You may cycle up to two cards per turn, provided that at least one of the cards cycle was an Investment in Commodities or Light Industry. |
Banking | 78 PF, 4 REP | +50 PF per turn | The bankers' fee from selling cards is eliminated. |
Research Consultancy | 90 PF | +6 REP per turn |
When Research Consultancy comes into play, you may draw a card. |
Commodities
Name | Cost | Primary Effect | Secondary Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Plantations | 5 PF | +5 PF per turn | |
Livestock Ranching | 8 PF | +7 PF per turn | |
Mining Network | 15 PF | +14 PF, -1 REP per turn | |
Lumber Mill | 16 PF | +16 PF, -2 REP per turn | |
Oil Exploration | 25 PF | +20 PF, -4 REP per turn |
Light industry
Name | Cost | Primary Effect | Secondary Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Textiles | 15 PF, 2 REP | +5 PF |
+1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled. |
Distillery | 18 PF, 2 REP | +7 PF | +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled |
Consumer Products | 25 PF, 1REP | +14 PF | +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled |
Publications | 26 PF | +6 PF, +2 REP per turn | +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled |
Electronics | 35 PF, -2 REP | +20 PF | +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled |
Heavy industry
Name | Cost | Primary Effect | Secondary Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Auto Plant | 28 PF | +15 PF, -2 REP per turn | +6 PF per turn for every Smelter controlled |
Smelter | 35 PF | +17 PF, -2 REP per turn |
+5 PF per turn for every Utility controlled. +7 PF per turn for every Mine controlled. If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, this card costs only 20 PF to play |
Heavy Engineering | 36 PF | +15 PF, -1 REP per turn |
+5 PF per turn for every Utility controlled. If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, this card costs only 27 PF to play |
Oil Refinery | 40 PF | +20 PF, -3 REP per turn | +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled |
Shipping | 45 PF | +4 PF per player in game | If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, this card costs only 15 PF to play |